Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-09
THE PLUMnERy MANpAMus.



The csars Makes is Psrsnpssry-why
~ Return Was made ~ Mr.. DtaaAes
In the case Of the United States ex rel Daniel
Hannah against Commissioner Ludlow. sppl,ca-
ton nor mandamus TO compel the issue Of Q per
nit 70 the reiator e. q plumber, the respondent
namng Lsred 70 ME an answer 70 the alternative
the perenptory wit TO issue
rHx COMMISSIONERS NOT INFORMED.
The District Commissioners when seen by STAR
reposef TINS morning were not aware that the writ
OF mandamus prayed for by the plumber, Daniel
Hannah, was issued by order OF the court yester-
day. Inquiry az the district sttorney,s once re-
NeAled tne same conull.on OF affairs owing 70
some MISUNDERSTANDING in the engineer depart
Mr. RIDDLE for his action afrer IL had been served
"a wi L0ooI. Beng ignorant OF this fact; there
iore Mnee tne limit OF time expired In which m
the petiuon should not be granted, Mr. Riddle DID
not make the reply and the WIT Was issued a.
Mr.. Ridne was prepared early tn mako . return
and the failure on his part il is Claimed. was due
entire.y TO ignorance OF the time when such
was proper.
fns APPLICATION OF rHR pEcnIoS.
II. H 4 Dsvia assistant district attorney. Was
asked ov STAR reporter to-day the decision In
mat case was generally applicable, and he replied
that Il was not He said that the writ Of manda-
mus only compelled Commissioner Ludlow to issue
70 Hannah permit 70 make an excavation in i2th
ss sna C0ss not iPpy . any other
rsEistered plumbers that the Commissioner
WIZ compel them al 70 resort to the same means
Be issued 70 tSsm commissioner WEBB tod the
repofter mat % docs not think the case win be a
psaled % the supreme Court BE said that ~
70 assume that the decision In HannanS case 10 70
ne generay appncaole but until the nature OF
tnat oniciaily MADE known TO them no unregie-
- ho "a rQp
PERMITS RxyrsEp TO-DAY.
Eugene c. Hannah and Edward German, master
plumbers and members OF the Association OF Pro
testing Plumbers, applied for permits to-day, and
as they say, "were turned down" They departed
from the ONCE, vow1ng 10 leave no stone unturned
In their EFFORT to get permits The mandatory writ
has not yet been served on Commissioner Ludlow.
The mystery about the writ was cleared this az
ternoon- IL was found In Mr.. Riddles once among
been forwarded TO him. He will petition the court
to let him, under the circumstances 1le his an
swer, and then let the case be remanded back TO
Judge Cox has extended the time for the Dis
tract OF Columbia 70 answer for nve days
Two Wives Sue for Divorce.
TROUBLE IN THE wnNor AND JACKSON FAMILIES
To-day Mr.. John A. Clarke, for Ellen wilmot nee
Sullivan, filed bill for a divorce from John WI
mot. They were married In Baltimore, September
2. 1879. and came 70 this city, ana she charges
that soon after marriage he took to drink ana
treated her with cruelty threatened to KIN her BY
throwing beer bottle ct her head, and that abe
was compelled to leave him and 20 70 her s,ster.A
but on his promises to reform Consented TO I'VE
with him again; but In December, 1879, che was
obliged 70 leave him again on account OF his
habits and In April, 1880 she abandoned all hopes
him.
sarah +. jackson, by ". p. Williamson, to-day
filed bill OF divorce against VIM. u. Jackson.
They were married April o. 1880 ana they lived
together TILL early In 1881 happily and she charges
thai from that time to August, lSsd he acted the
charges that he treated her with great cruelty.
beat her with nst and club and that she Il still
suffering tn refrom, and she charges further that
he has been following her 70 take her life, and has
been bound over by the Police court therefor She
asks that the property accumulated by them be
vested In her counsel fees and alimony.